State Archives: Crown jewels went missing after being returned to Russia

An Irish diplomat who went searching for a portion of the Russian crown jewels 40 years after they were returned to the Soviet Union said he was not able to locate them, recently released state papers reveal.

Documents made public under the 30-year rule show ambassador to the Soviet Union, Tadhg O’Sullivan, wrote to a daughter of Harry Boland after she contacted the foreign affairs department about the jewels.